de Bry’s “Kattenconcert”

It’s the organological details on the cats-n-dogs-ichord that get me: paws coming out the front, helper grabbing tails at the back. Does the player touch the paws or the keys? Is the tail-grabber like the guy who works the pumps on an organ?

See the whole thing at the Rijksmuseum here.

 

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